Women, Identity and Employability
One-day conference
Centre for Enterprise, University of Teesside
7th February 2008, 09.30-16.00
The day includes:
* Key note speaker, Professor Sue Yeandle (University of Leeds)
* Presentations by researchers
* A panel discussion
* Lunch and refreshments
Focus of the day:
Although there is a wealth of literature on women within employment,
less focuses on women who are on the margins of the UK labour market and
issues of employability. For many women, achieving satisfying and well
rewarded employment is more complicated than simply eradicating
structural barriers, and for some, particular life experiences and
resulting conceptions of self, can impact heavily on their
employability. This conference starts from recognition of the need for
critical attention to both the concept of employability and what it
means for diverse and also socially excluded groups of women within the
UK. For example, how do different women perceive their own
employability? In what ways does identity impact upon employability?
What personal development strategies are required to enter into and
sustain employment? Are expectations about people's employability
gendered? And how might employability issues vary for different socially
excluded groups? We look forward to a day of critical and engaging
debate on diverse themes related to women, identity and employability.
For more information and to register (registration form is attached in
the email) contact Barbara Cox by email at B.Cox@tees.ac.uk
Clarendon Building, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK, TS1 3BA.
http://www.tees.ac.uk/depts/socialfutures/Events.cfm
Conference organisers: Professor Eileen Green, Dr Joan Heggie, Ms Carrie
Singleton, Centre for Social and Policy Research,
School of Social Sciences and Law,
Clarendon Building,
University of Teesside,
Middlesbrough, UK
TS1 3BA
01642 342346
http://www.tees.ac.uk/depts/socialfutures/CSPRprofile.cfm
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